policies

Patients will pay the ultimate price for unsustainable rates and should have a voice in advocating for fairer policies. People for Quality Care is helping organize and amplify the voices of beneficiaries, family caregivers, and clinicians to Congress. Currently the group is focused on garnering Congressional support for a joint solution to Medicare’s competitive bidding program by July 15.
“Patients and family caregivers are already facing enough challenges as it is—the political Read More

As the calendar rolls into 2015, the state of the HME industry is heavily influenced by two terrible public policies implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) -- their bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) and the broken auditing process for providers and hospitals. These government policies, as well as other regulations, put financial strains on many businesses within the home medical equipment space. And when the providers struggle, it affects their ability Read More